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DANCES
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a popular dance, considered as part of the
tradition or custom of a particular people.
FOLK DANCES
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It is a traditional dance that expresses the thoughts, ideas,
and feelings of a group of people in connection with
everyday activities and experiences of the people who
developed them.
Folk dance history in the Philippines
Muslim merchants Folkloric fusion
Pre – colonial Spanish colonization
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Before the recorded history of the
Philippines, before the Spanish
conquistadors conquered and
Christianized the populace, from the
earliest occupation of this volcanic
archipelago, the people danced. They
Pre – colonial danced to appease the gods, to curry
favor from powerful spirits, to
celebrate a hunt or harvest, to mimic
the exotic life forms around them. They
danced their stories and their shamanic
rituals, their rites of passage and
their remembered legends and history.
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Muslim traders from the Malay Archipelago
reached the Philippines in the 14th
century, well ahead of the Europeans.
Their conversion of the populace was a
modest affair; they were more interested
Muslim merchants in commerce than colonization, although
they did establish strongholds and convert
the local populace to Islam. They also
created their own folk dances in the areas
where they settled. They also created
their own folk dances in the areas where
they settled. Singkil is one of the most
famous.
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Folk dances survived the European
invasion, and the dancers adapted
imposed Christian belief and culture
to their own dances, borrowing court
Spanish choreography but imbuing it with
Philippine spirit. The Maria Clara
colonization
dances merged Spanish court style
(and its stylized courtship
conventions) with Philippine
exuberance.
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The revered folk dances from the
lowlands and the hill tribes
persist in their traditional form
and in contemporary choreography
Folkloric for Philippine ballet companies.
fusion Dance is still the theater of
identity for the Filipino people,
a vibrant and cherished way to
tell their story forward with all
the rich history of their past.
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Philippine folk dances from Luzon
banga maglalatik Pandanggo sa
ilaw
Pot dance
Sayaw sa
binasuan cariÑosa
bangko
Dance of balance
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It is a contemporary performance of Kalinga of the Mountain
Province in the Philippines. This dance illustrates the languid
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grace of a tribe otherwise known as fierce warriors.
banga
Heavy earthen pots, as many as seven or eight at a time, are
balanced on the heads of maidens as they trudge to the beat of the
"gangsa" or wind chimes displaying their stamina and strength as
they go about their daily task of fetching water and balancing the
banga.
It is an indigenous dance from the Philippines in which
coconut shell halves that are secured onto the dancers' hands
and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut
shell halves
“ All dancers are male; with harnesses of
coconut shells attached on their chests,
backs, thighs and hips.
maglalatik
The name of the dance comes from the Filipino word
"Latik", which means "fried coconut milk curd", a coconut
product that is used in Filipino cooking, particularly in
snacks.
Originally performed in Binan, Laguna as a mock-war dance that
demonstrates a fight between the Moros and the Christians over the
prized latik or coconut meat during the Spanish rule. This dance is also
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shown to pay tribute to the town’s patron saint, San Isidro Labrador.
maglalatik
It has a four-part performance such as the palipasan and the
baligtaran showing the intense battle, the paseo and the
escaramusa- the reconciliation.
It is a very popular folk dance in the Philippines. It is said to have
originated from Mindoro, the seventh-largest island in the
Philippines. This dance of lights simulates fireflies at dusk and at
night.
Pandaggo sa ilaw
“ The word pandanggo is from the Spanish fandango,
a dance in ¾ time. The phrase sa ilaw is Tagalog for “in light” and it
refers to the three oil lamps that a dancer has to balance — one on
the head and one on the back each hand.
The oil lamp is called tinghoy. Sometimes,
candles in glasses are used instead of an oil
lamp.
Bangko means bench.
Sayaw sa bangko
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Performers of this dance needs to balance themselves all
throughout the dance. In other words, this dance is a dance
of balance. Amazing dance movements are shown while the
pair of dancers are on the narrow bench.
Binasuan is a folk dance that originated in Bayambang,
Pangasinan
The word “binasuan” means “with the use of drinking
glasses.”
“The dancers balance glasses on their heads and in their
hands as they move. The glasses are filled with rice wine,
which makes any misstep a messy mistake.
binasuan
People dance binasuan at weddings
and festivals.
meaning the loving or affectionate one
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cariÑosa
a Philippine dance of Hispanic origin from the Maria Clara suite of
Philippine folk dances, where the fan or handkerchief plays an
instrumental role as it places the couple in romance scenario. The
essence of the dance was the courtship between the two
sweethearts.
Pandanggo sa ilaw
banga maglalatik
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Sayaw sa binasuan cariñosa
bangko
Philippine folk dances from visayas
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tinikling kuratsa
Tinikling means "bamboo dance" in English.
It is the country’s national dance.
“ The dance imitates the movement of the
tikling birds as they walk between grass stems, run over
tree branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice
farmers.
tinikling
Bamboo poles are being used
to perform this dance. It is performed by pairs. One
pair holds the bamboo and the other performs the
dance.
The Kuratsa is highly favored by the Waray people
of the Eastern Visayan region in the Philippines
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The Kuratsa must be done the amenudo; that
is, only one couple dances it at a time.
kuratsa
points either to the Kigal and the Bikal as the
'ascendant' of the Kuratsa.
Philippine folk dances
from Mindanao
Itik – itik singkil
It is a famous dance of
The Itik-Itik
the Maranao people of
is a dance from Lake Lanao, which was
Surigao del popularised by
Norte, in which the Bayanihan
the movements Philippine National
of a duck are Folk Dance Company.
imitated. The name of the dance
It is a duck itself means "to
dance. entangle the feet with
It is quite disturbing objects such
funny when you as vines or anything in
watch it but it your path"
is also a
wonderful
tinikling
kuratsa
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singkil Itik – itik
Ethnic dance
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It refers to a dance that comes from a
specific cultural group. Any dance that
is connected to a
particular ethnic group is considered
an ethnic dance. It is not just that
Ethnic dance the dances come from a particular
ethnic group but that the dances help to
define that group. An ethnic dance
reflects the peculiar characteristics of
a specific tribe, especially their
cultural, racial, religious, and
traditional similarities.
Major categories of ethnic dance in the philippines
The dances of the Christian and
Lowland Filipinos or
Western-influenced. The dances of the Non-Christian
Filipinos.
• Dances are savage, vigorous, and
mimetic in character.
• Some are light-hearted and mimetic. • Dances of the traditionalists or
• Some are performed without music "pagan" groups
or melodic accompaniment. • Dances of Muslim groups
Types of ethnic dances and its examples
“ The Dugso shows the Higaonon
performing the ritual of hinaklaran
wherein the men and women hold hands
while moving around in measured
steps named after a peculiar body
Ritual dance movement. The women are also dressed
in colorful dresses and panikas or
feathered combs full of colorful
yarns, mirrors, beads and gold
spangles.
Dugso (Bukidnon)
Types of ethnic dances and its examples
“ Pagdiwata is a dance
originating from the Tagbanua
tribe of Palawan which depicts
rituals after a rice harvest.
Ritual dance These rites are held as part
thanksgiving and part an
appeal for continued
protection.
Pagdidiwata (palawan)
Types of ethnic dances and its examples
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Celebrate important events in life such
wedding. A Kalinga wedding dance is an
important celebration. The bridegroom
offers the bride the protection and
comfort of his blanket. He simulates the
Life cycle movements of a rooster at love play,
aspiring to attract and seize his love.
dance The bride's friends are ready to help
prepare the bride by offering "bangas"
(earthen pots) filled with fresh water
from the mountain spring.
Salip (apayao)
Types of ethnic dances and its examples
“ Occupational dance which
originated from Bogo,
Cebu. This dance
Occupational imitates the work of a
dance fisherman and his
companions.
Mananagat (cebu)
binanog inagong saut
A typical A dance for A dance of male
dance of the entertainmen Talaanding tribe
Talaandig t performed presenting their
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tribe during expertise in style
mimicking the and arts in
festivals
movement of fighting their
the bird up in and opponents.
the air called gatherings.
"Bano”
tinambol talupak dugso
A dance A dance Ritual dance
performed by depicting the performed by
male and female way and style
Talaandig for in planting, women during
entertainment harvesting and religious
and sometimes winnowing celebration,
in their ritual palays. This is kaligaon.
dances for perform for
offering to public
their entertainment.
binaylan pinagkabula pinegket
The dance of
A dance A dance
the Baylan
imitating one
or Priest perfomance who is
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during a solo. suffering from
hinaklaran
legs cramp.
ritual.
binalanak Pi-agawan pagadugsa
A courtship
dance A dance
Social performed by mimicking
two men and a the hunters
dance. woman, with adventure.
one man
winning the
maiden love.
tinagpi Manak-anam kayametan
A dance A dance A dance mimicking a
mimicking the forest bird locally
mimicking
mother as she called Tungkago
the farming takes care of resembling a horn
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activities. the baby looks bill, with the
dancer holding her
for food and
forefingers to the
washes in the side of her nose.
river.
mangmangayaw bubudsil
A dance A dance
performed by using a
men, wooden pole
originally simulating
out to hunt the pounding
their of rice
enemies. harvest.
Thank you & god
bless!
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